2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 20
Nick Walker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 185
- Position:
- DB
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Miller Career Academy (Mo.)
Career Highs
Tackles: 2 vs. Iowa, 11/17/18
Solos: 2 vs. Iowa, 11/17/18
2019 Sophomore
- Played in four games at cornerback and on special teams and redshirted the season
- Three tackles on the season
2018 Sophomore
- Played six games, primarily on special teams
- Three tackles on the season
- Made his Illinois debut in the season opener against Kent State 9/1/18
2017 Freshman
- Played at Cisco College (Texas)
- 30 tackles (25 solo), three interceptions, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble in nine games in 2017
High School
- Two-star recruit by 247Sports
- Played for head coach Sorrell Harvey at Miller Career Academy
- All-conference in football and basketball in high school
- Also ran track in high school
- St. Louis American Prep Athlete of the Week Sept. 9, 2015 after totaling 492 all-purpose yards and accounting for five touchdowns against St. Francis Borgia
Personal
- Born May 7, 2000
- Picked Illinois because of the, “family bond as team and great coaches.”
- Listed Chris Harris, Jr. as his favorite athlete because, “he reminds me of myself - great athlete and small corner.”
- Majoring in sociology
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